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  • Also known as Laudanum and formulated for oral administration, Opium tincture is made of air-dried poppy (Papaver somniferum) latex and contains alkaloids such as morphine and codeine. As an antidiarrheal agent, it slows transit of intestinal contents by increasing intestinal smooth muscle tone and inhibiting motility; water is absorbed from fecal contents, decreasing diarrhea. (NCI04)
  • An opium tincture with antidiarrheal activity. The opiate morphine, in deodorized tincture of opium, increases the tone of the smooth muscle in the intestines. It stops the normal movement and slows down the passage of intestinal contents. This allows water to be absorbed from the liquid stool thereby decreasing diarrhea.
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